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Thyroid Surgery for Elderly Patients: Are They at Increased Operative Risks?

An increasing elderly population, a rising incidence of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC), and a rising incidence of benign nodular disease with age are all contributing to a rise in thyroid operations for the elderly. Literature review on the outcome and safety of thyroid surgery in elderly pa...

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Autores principales: Ng, Sze-How, Wong, Kai-Pun, Lang, Brian Hung-Hin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3431118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22970410
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/946276